Tesla’s 4th ‘Master Plan’ reads like LLM-generated nonsense

Source: techcrunch
Author: Sean O'Kane
Published: 9/2/2025
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Read original articleTesla recently released its fourth “Master Plan,” which outlines the company's ambition to lead global adoption of humanoid robots and sustainable energy. However, the plan has been widely criticized, including by CEO Elon Musk himself, for its lack of concrete details and specifics. Unlike previous master plans, this latest version is vague and generic, resembling AI-generated text filled with lofty but unclear statements. This vagueness may stem from Tesla’s incomplete progress on goals set in earlier plans, particularly the second and third master plans.
The second master plan from 2016 included specific targets such as scaling a solar roof product worldwide, expanding Tesla’s vehicle lineup with a compact SUV, semitruck, pickup, and electric bus, and achieving full vehicle autonomy with a shared network. While Tesla succeeded with the Model Y compact SUV, other goals like the Tesla Semi, Cybertruck sales, electric buses, and full autonomy remain unfulfilled or only partially realized. The company is testing a limited robotaxi service but still requires safety drivers
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